Lubbock’s Burrows, elected Texas House speaker Jan. 14, seeks bipartisan support in new role

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  • ELECTED TX SPEAKER State Rep. Dustin Burrows was administered the oath of office as Speaker of the Texas House by Secretary of State Jane Nelson (right) during opening day ceremonies on the House floor on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, as Burrows’wife, Elisabeth (in white dress), and children look on. | BOB DAEMMRICH FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
    ELECTED TX SPEAKER State Rep. Dustin Burrows was administered the oath of office as Speaker of the Texas House by Secretary of State Jane Nelson (right) during opening day ceremonies on the House floor on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, as Burrows’wife, Elisabeth (in white dress), and children look on. | BOB DAEMMRICH FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
  • ACROSS THE AISLE State Rep. Toni Rose (D-Dallas) hugs fellow Reps. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) and David Cook (R-Mansfield) after Burrows won the vote for speaker Jan. 14. | ELI HARTMAN/THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
    ACROSS THE AISLE State Rep. Toni Rose (D-Dallas) hugs fellow Reps. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) and David Cook (R-Mansfield) after Burrows won the vote for speaker Jan. 14. | ELI HARTMAN/THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
    Forty-nine of the 62 Democrats ended up supporting Burrows,handing the six-term lawmaker the speaker’s gavel and one of the most influential roles in Texas government. AUSTIN— When Democratic lawmakers cast their votes for speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, the vast majority of them saw a clear ch...

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